Early Mormon history research notes

Early Mormon history research notes

Dates: circa 1838-1888

Notes and quotations about early Mormon history and archaeology. The notes are about the discovery of skeletons and relics at Eagle Point, Chief Justice James Bedell McKean's opinion on the eligibility of Mormons as jurors, attempts to eradicate polygamy, the arrest of Brigham Young, the Hawkins adultery trial, tin mines in Ogden, Mormon claims about the Chicago Fire, the Scandinavian influence on Mormons, Church membership in 1888, westward immigration, the Salt Lake grasshopper plague and other topics. 30 handwritten pages on notebook paper, about 300 note cards, 1 news clipping.

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